AV Technology - May 2008 - (Page 48) SMART A NOT EVERYONE THINKS OF AUDIOVISUAL TECHNOLOGIES AS AN ELEMENT IN INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS, BUT MAYBE THEY SHOULD. 48 | AV TECHNOLOGY | may 2008 By Beck Ireland t its most basic, an intelligent building is one that applies technologies to improve the building environment and functionality while controlling costs. Intelligent buildings integrate disparate building systems so they can be controlled by a centralized common user interface. As technology evolves, the number of systems that can be integrated into intelligent buildings continues to grow. The most commonly integrated systems are base building related, such as lighting, HVAC, power management, and safety and security. However, amenities such as digital signage, interactive touchscreen directories, broadband services, videoconferencing, voiceover IP, and guest access, in addition to automated business operations such as accounts payable and receivable, are increasingly being added to the infrastructure of intelligent buildings. “AV systems are very much a part of intelligent buildings,” says Ron Zimmer, president and CEO of Ottawa-based Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA), the not-for-profit industry association that promotes advanced technologies for the automation of homes and buildings in North America. “They are increasingly becoming more important as the building sector moves forward and more technology — not less — is being utilized within the building sector.” However, in 2002 CABA managed the publication of what some consider the definitive report on intelligent buildings, the Technology Roadmap (TRM) for Intelligent Buildings. The report’s inclusion of AV systems was limited to technologies that support and increase the efficiency and monitoring of base building operations such as lighting, energy management, and HVAC, and in distributed building control, which allows the use of surveillance and communications devices. www.avtechnologyonline.com AV http://www.avtechnologyonline.com
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